Avvakir

Avvakir (Russian: Авваки́р) is an old and uncommon Russian Christian[1] male first name.[2] It derives from the Biblical Hebrew word abba, meaning father, combined with the first name Kir.[1]

Its diminutive is Kira (Ки́ра).[2] The patronymics derived from this first name are "Авваки́рович" (Avvakirovich; masculine) and "Авваки́ровна" (Avvakirovna; feminine).[2]

References

Notes
  1. Superanskaya, p. 31
  2. Petrovsky, p. 31

Sources
  • А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (Dictionary of Russian Names). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-699-14090-5
  • Н. А. Петровский (N. A. Petrovsky). "Словарь русских личных имён" (Dictionary of Russian First Names). ООО Издательство "АСТ". Москва, 2005. ISBN 5-17-002940-3
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